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Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience
full of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders who can’t help
but smile just a little bit more this week… in the NEW new media
capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida!

Entrance to The Hollywood Museum, Los Angeles,
California

I’ve been to some great big museums around the world – MOMA in
New York, the Centre George Pompidou in Paris, The Tate Modern in
London – to name just a few. But, to be honest, I’ve always gotten
as big a thrill out of smaller, more specialized collections such
as the Sherlock Holmes Museum in London, the Norman Rockwell Museum
of Vermont, or The Salvador Dali Museum right here in St.
Petersburg. I’m a pop culture guy and these are the kind of places
I can get a satisfying fix. So when I heard about The Hollywood
Museum, it sounded like the kind of place for me – and if you watch
this show, I’m thinking it’s right for you, too.

Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman on Amazon Prime's
"Transparent"

DONELLE DADIGAN podcast excerpt:
"We have Jeffrey Tambor's iconic costume from when he plays
'Maura Pfefferman' on the Amazon Prime TV show 'Transparent.' He
plays a groundbreaking role as a transgender. The costume is the
color of the LGBTQ rainbow. It is a woman's dress, complete with
the necklace. You can't watch 'Transparent' -- or even a trailer
for it -- without seeing this costume in
it."

Located in the former building of Hollywood fashion icon Max
Factor, just steps from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Hollywood
Museum is packed with artifacts and classic images of the
best-known Tinseltown legends, from Judy Garland and Lana Turner to
Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. Today, we’re going to do the
next best thing to visiting The Hollywood Museum – we’re going to
bring it to us.

DONELLE DADIGAN podcast excerpt:
"We also have Marilyn Monroe's junior high school class photo!
Isn't that something? And the girl that's circled does not have
blonde hair. She has brown hair because Marilyn's natural blonde
hair, like most natural blondes, turned by the time she became a
teenager. One of my mom's dearest friends went to Ralph Waldo
Emerson Junior High. She always saved the picture because of Norma
Jean Mortensen (who later changed her name to Marilyn). She said,
'Donelle, when you open this museum, I have something that you will
just love!'"

Joining me is Donelle Dadigan, founder of the museum. She’s
going to talk about the scope of the facility, highlight some of
the exhibits – including the current “Reel to Real: Portrayals and
Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood,” which runs through September
2015 – and even show us a few special museum pieces to whet our
appetites for a real visit.

About the Podcast

What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The curiosity of Terry Gross, the skepticism of John Oliver, the unpredictability of Howard Stern, and, on occasion, the zen of Jon Stewart! Since February 2007, more than 1,300 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio podcast and print interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics!